Teaching

Teaching

105  Introduction to Computing –Semester 1                                                                      

Course type         Mandatory

Course level        Undergraduate

ECTS Credits      5

URL                       http://eclass.uowm.gr/courses/MECH154/

Instructor(s)         C. Grompanopoulos

Course content: General computing literacy, hardware design and operation, basic problem solving techniques. Basic principles of programming using the MATLAB environment and language: the command prompt, scripts, tables, graphics and data visualization, flowcharts, selection and repetition structures, data input-output.

 

108  Machine Elements I  – Semester 4                                                  

Course type         Compulsory

Course level        Undergraduate (first cycle)

ECTS Credits      6.5

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Instructor(s)         I. Myrisidis

Course content    Introduction to engineering analysis, Load, stress and strain, Normal, torsional, bending and transverse shear stresses and strains, Failure prediction for static and dynamic loading, Operating stresses, Calculation of static and dynamic strength, Combined stresses and equivalent stresses, Permissible stresses, Strength safety factors, Fasteners and screws. Welded joints.

 

111  Engineering Statics – Semester 2                                                   

Course type         Compulsory

Course level        Undergraduate (first cycle)

ECTS Credits      6

URL                       http://eclass.uowm.gr/courses/MECH151

Instructor(s)         I. Zyganitidis

Course content    Force and moment. Addition and resolution of forces. Free body diagram. Equilibrium conditions. Elementary structures: rods, beams, cables. Advanced structures: frames, trusses. N-Q-M diagrams. Friction: brakes, clutches, couplings, belts. Center of mass. Moments of Inertia.

 

113  Mechanical Drawing Ι –  Semester 1                                                                                         

Course type         Compulsory

Course level        Undergraduate (first cycle)

ECTS Credits      5.5

URL                       http://eclass.uowm.gr/courses/MECH115

Instructor(s)         I. Chatziparasidis

Course content: Fundamental ISO rules for drawing (types of technical drawings, drawing tools and sheets, title block, parts list, drawing scales, types of lines and line widths, lettering), introduction to Computer-Aided Design/Drafting (CAD), views and representation of mechanical components (types of views, technical sketch, construction drawing, assembly drawing, rules and basic conventions for views), dimensions (ISO rules and principles for dimensioning, special symbols for dimensioning, basic methods and paradigms for dimensioning), Sections (general principles and rules for drawing sections, special types of sections, sections in multiple cutting planes).

 

138  Machine Elements ΙΙ – Semester 5                                             

Course type         Compulsory

Course level        Undergraduate (first cycle)

ECTS Credits      5,5

URL                       http://eclass.uowm.gr/courses/MECH121/

Instructor(s)         I. Myrisidis

Course content:  Lubricants and lubrication, Hydrodynamic bearings and seals, Shafting and associated parts, Power transmission, Flat, synchronous and V-belts, Parallel axis gears, Planetary gear trains, Nonparallel coplanar and non-coplanar gears, Gearboxes, Design of power transmission systems.

 

146 Mechanical Drawing ΙΙ – Semester 2                                                                                         

Course type         Compulsory

Course level        Undergraduate (first cycle)

ECTS Credits      6

URL                       http://eclass.uowm.gr/courses/MECH140

Instructor(s)         N. Sapidis

Course content: Computer-aided mechanical drawing (CAD), Drawing of connection elements (geometric features and categories of threads, standard threads, drawing of thread holes, dimensions and types of screws, standardization of bolts, nuts and tools, bolted joints and related components, rivets, welding methods and drawing of welds), Manufacturing processes (surface quality, surface roughness, selection criteria for manufacturing processes, symbols and regulations, notations for heat treatments and hardness processes), Tolerances (dimensional tolerances, fits and fittings, standardization according to ISO, tolerances of form/orientation/location), Power transmission elements (shafts, bearings, wedges, splines, gear geometry and notation, types of gears, sprockets), drawing of mechanical assemblies (e.g., gearboxes), three-dimensional (3D) representation (types of 3D representations, oblique projection, axonometric projection, perspective representation).

 

252  Computer Aided Manufacturing for Industrial Production – Semester 8

Course type         Elective

Course level        Undergraduate (second cycle)

ECTS Credits      4.5

URL                       http://eclass.uowm.gr/courses/MECH252/

Instructor(s):      I. Chatziparasidis

Course content:  Introduction to Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machines, CNC Lathe, CNC Milling. CNC Programming Languages. Fundamentals of CNC programming using G-code. Rapid Prototyping, 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing. Basic principles of 3D parametric design in CAD system, CAD/CAM interoperability. Preparation of CNC manufacturing programs and simulations with CAM systems.

 

259 Advanced Information technologies and programming for Mechanical Engineers – Semester      8

Course type        Elective course

Course level        Undergraduate (second cycle)

ECTS Credits      4.5

URL                       http://eclass.uowm.gr/courses/MECH259/

Instructor(s)         C. Grompanopoulos

Course content: Introduction to Computer Programming. Representation and processing of information, Introduction to high level programming languages (e.g., C, C++, C#, Java). Object Oriented programming and application in the analysis of mechanical structures. Command line and GUI applications, Programming with C++ (Selections, Loops, Arrays and Pointers, Functions, Strings, Files, Libraries), Memory and Disk management, Algorithms, Debugging, Computational Accuracy in the analysis of mechanical structures. Special issues in Algorithms and Data Structures with emphasis on the representation of mechanical systems.

 

380  Computer-Aided Design –  Semester 9

Course type         Elective

Course level        Undergraduate

ECTS Credits      4

URL                       http://eclass.uowm.gr/courses/MECH117

Instructor(s)         N. Sapidis

Course content: Introduction to Computer-Aided Design and to CAD/CAE/CAM Systems. Coordinate systems and geometric transformations. Basic principles of CAD and related mathematical & information models. Elements of three-dimensional (3D) Computer Graphics. Mathematical models, data structures and algorithms for geometric modeling of curves, surfaces and 3D solids. Representation and processing/management of mechanical assemblies. Mechanical Computer-Aided Design. Laboratory exercises using CAD systems.